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OpenCode Zen
Use OpenCode Zen (curated models) with OpenClaw
OpenCode Zen is a <strong>curated list of models</strong> recommended by OpenCode team for coding agents.
It is an optional, hosted model access path that uses an API key and '<code className="bg-white/10 px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded text-emerald-300 text-sm">'opencode'</code>' provider.
Zen is currently in beta.
Tutorial.step
CLI setup
Bash
openclaw onboard --auth-choice opencode-zen openclaw onboard --opencode-zen-api-key "$OPENCODE_API_KEY"
Tutorial.step
Config snippet
Json5
{
env: { OPENCODE_API_KEY: "sk-..." },
agents: { defaults: { model: { primary: "opencode/claude-opus-4-5" } } },
}Tutorial.step
Notes
- '<code className="bg-white/10 px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded text-emerald-300 text-sm">'OPENCODE_ZEN_API_KEY'</code>' is also supported.
- You sign in to Zen, add billing details, and copy your API key.
- OpenCode Zen bills per request; check the OpenCode dashboard for details.